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Service for international professionals

We help you with all questions about living and working in the Stuttgart Region.

Whether learning German, looking for a job, recognition of qualifications, housing or leisure activities – we provide you with all the information you need.

Benefit from our free services!

Consultation for foreign professionals

We answer your questions, explain the processes and direct you to other advice centers, institutions and partners. We can advise you whether you are already in Germany or abroad – in German, English and other languages!

Consultation at Welcome Center Stuttgart

Come to the Welcome Center Stuttgart, the initial information and advice center of the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation and the City of Stuttgart. You do not need an appointment.

Consultation in the Stuttgart Region

Do you live or work as an international skilled worker in the Böblingen, Esslingen, Göppingen, Ludwigsburg or Rems-Murr district? Make an appointment in your district – we will advise you online or on site.

Events for international professionals

Take part in our free events! Together with our partners, we regularly provide information on useful topics or bring you together with employers in the region.

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Events about “Living and working in the Stuttgart Region”

The online events provide you with all the information you need to work in Germany.

There are events in English, German and Russian on topics such as …

  • Working and applying for jobs in Germany
  • Training in Germany
  • Learning German
  • Entering the job market and further qualification
  • Employment contracts and employee rights
  • Recognition of foreign qualifications
  • Income tax in Germany
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You can find the next date in our events section:

current events

Successful Application and Working in the Stuttgart Region

Do you want to know how to apply for a job in Germany and in which sectors there are good employment prospects?

Successful Application is a free online event for international students and future professionals on the topics of job research, cover letters, application documents and job interviews. The webinar is in English and provides background information and help for the job search and application in Germany.

You can find the next date in our events section:

current events
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Job fairs

Are you looking for a job or an apprenticeship? At our free job fairs, we bring you together with small and medium-sized companies from the Stuttgart Region.

Companies present their vacancies and answer your questions.

You can find the next job fair date in our events section:

current events

An overview of the next job fairs in the Stuttgart Region can be found in our information materials:

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Events in Spanish: “Bienvenidos a Baden-Wuerttemberg”

The online seminars in Spanish provide information about working and living in Germany and explain the first steps and requirements:

  1. Prepara tu camino hacia Baden-Wuerttemberg
  2. Homologación de títulos y profesiones
  3. Trabajar en profesiones sociales y de sanidad
  4. Formación dual (Ausbildung) y estudios universitarios
  5. Cómo buscar empleo y redactar tu currículum
  6. Derecho laboral y social

In our information materials you can find an overview of the current dates:

You can find more information about the next date in our events section:

current events

A joint seminar series of the Welcome Center Baden-Württemberg

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Events in Italian: “Vivere e lavorare nella regione di Stoccarda”

In our online and on-site events Italian-speaking newcomers can find out everything they need to know about living and working in the Stuttgart Region. Frequent topics include training, learning German, recognition of qualifications, employment contracts and employee rights or the healthcare system in Germany.

You can find the next date in our events section:

current events

A joint series of events organized by the network to support the labour market integration of Italian immigrants

Next events

Beratung für internationale Fachkräfte, Studierende und Unternehmen der Region Stuttgart am Mittwoch, den 22. April

Online-Veranstaltungsreihe für spanischsprachige Fachkräfte und junge Zuwanderer (auf Spanisch)

22.04.2026, 17:30 - 18:30 Uhr
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Further information for international professionals

On our website you will find the most important information for your start in the Stuttgart Region – for visa/residence, learning German, finding work, childcare, insurance, meeting new people and much more.

We also have checklists, sample CVs and application tips for you:

Newsletter for international professionals

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“I am very grateful to the Welcome Center”


Successfully from Naples to Stuttgart: Read here how the Welcome Service Region Stuttgart helped Maria Grazia, a nursery school teacher, to find a job and settle in Stuttgart.